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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sayid Jarrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Lee Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee Jr's choice of entrance music: Outasight - Belive In Me. The key to victory for Sayid Jarrah has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sayid Jarrah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Lee Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jarrah throws a series of punches but Lee Jr moves out of range.
Lee Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jarrah tries to avoid it but Lee Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jarrah to the ground. Jarrah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sayid Jarrah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Lee Jr.
Jarrah tests Lee Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jarrah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jarrah tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jarrah closes the distance and pushes Lee Jr back into the cage.
Lee Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarrah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Jr tries for a takedown but Jarrah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jarrah shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Jarrah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jarrah doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee Jr circles away.
Jarrah closes the distance and clinches.
Jarrah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jarrah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee Jr darts in and clinches Jarrah up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarrah has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee Jr lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lee Jr working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jarrah's thigh. Jarrah counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jarrah keeping moving, preventing Lee Jr from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarrah trying to keep a closed guard but Lee Jr is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee Jr trying to move into half guard but instead Jarrah has managed to sweep!
Jarrah tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee Jr is retaining full guard.
Jarrah sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jarrah slips nicely into half guard.
Lee Jr wants to improve his position but Jarrah is controlling well.
Jarrah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr trying to control but Jarrah postures up.
Jarrah wants to take a breather but Lee Jr is having none of it.
Lee Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jarrah is working away from the top position though.
Lee Jr desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jarrah seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarrah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sayid Jarrah will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee Jr is defended easily by Jarrah.
Lee Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sayid Jarrah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jarrah tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jarrah cracks a nice hook into Lee Jr's ribs.
Nice body punch from Jarrah.
Jarrah closes the distance and pushes Lee Jr back into the cage.
Lee Jr jumps guard but Jarrah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sayid Jarrah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Lee Jr.
Lee Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Jarrah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jarrah lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Jr fails with the takedown.
Jarrah closes the distance and clinches.
Jarrah is pressed up against the cage. Lee Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jarrah down to the mat. Jarrah avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jarrah tries to clinch up.
Jarrah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jarrah moves in looking to clinch but Lee Jr pushes him off.
Lee Jr shoots in for a takedown but Jarrah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jarrah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarrah fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Jarrah, looking for a takedown. Lee Jr pushes Jarrah against the cage but Jarrah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee Jr feints and as Jarrah raises his hands in defense, Lee Jr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee Jr is breathing heavily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jarrah holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarrah's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lee Jr has gone for a leg lock! Jarrah slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lee Jr's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee Jr, not yet.
Jarrah with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarrah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee Jr has his hands on Jarrah's head, controlling the position.
Jarrah postures up.
Jarrah looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jarrah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee Jr shoots in for a takedown but Jarrah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Jarrah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jarrah throws a one two combo.
It looks like Tyler Lee Jr has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jarrah's half guard.
Jarrah desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lee Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee Jr wants to control but Jarrah is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee Jr is stalling here. Jarrah is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lee Jr seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jarrah has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jarrah working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sayid Jarrah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Lee Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Jarrah. No joy for Lee Jr on that attempt.
Jarrah is looking to clinch.
Jarrah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jarrah is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Jarrah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee Jr goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jarrah has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lee Jr but great work by Jarrah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Jarrah.
Jarrah working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jarrah tries for a kimura but Lee Jr is defending well.
Jarrah throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lee Jr prevents Jarrah from moving into mount.
Lee Jr wants to control but Jarrah postures up.
Lee Jr tries to buck Jarrah off but Jarrah is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Jarrah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr prevents Jarrah from moving into mount.
Lee Jr is not content to let Jarrah control the position.
Jarrah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sayid Jarrah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jarrah trying to control the action but Lee Jr is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarrah tries for a kimura but Lee Jr is defending well.
Lee Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Jarrah is trying to move to mount but Lee Jr reverses beautifully and ends up in Jarrah's guard.
Lee Jr is looking to stand up but Jarrah won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr stays in close to Jarrah's body and controls the position.
Lee Jr is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jarrah is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jarrah has escaped and now he's on top!
Jarrah trying to control but Lee Jr is working from the bottom.
Sayid Jarrah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarrah is looking to advance position but Lee Jr has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tyler Lee Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jarrah gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sayid Jarrah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jarrah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sayid Jarrah!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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